Reiwa Roman (令和ロマン)’s Kuruma shared anecdotes in an online video about contacting senior comedians.
The person he said he first met for a drinking gathering and the person he said he exchanged greetings and M-1 messages with via LINE were different.
The conversation began with a question about whether he also became close with comedians from other agencies in Tokyo.
3-line summary
1. Reiwa Roman’s Kuruma revealed anecdotes about contacting people
2. There was a drinking gathering with Tetsuo and LINE messages with Matsumoto
3. It should be read within the scope of the video remarks made by the person involved
An answer saying he wanted to meet “strong people”
According to reports, Kuruma appeared on the official YouTube channel of broadcaster TV Asahi, updated on the 27th. In response to a question, he answered to the effect that, having become a comedian, he liked strong people. He also said that, when he was with his agency, he especially wanted to approach them.
The expression strong people used here was a phrase Kuruma used in the conversation. The article did not provide separate criteria for what the phrase meant. Therefore, rather than reading it broadly as referring to a specific career history or evaluation, it is appropriate to take it as a reference to the people he wanted to meet.
When asked who he meant, he named Tetsuo of Waraimeshi (笑い飯). Kuruma said that he had invited Tetsuo to drink together. He explained that people around him were surprised because Kuruma was much more junior, but that he thought along the lines of, “There’s no way he would get angry at someone like me.”
The party identified in reports as a drinking gathering is based on Kuruma’s recollection. The article does not state how Tetsuo viewed the meeting or when and where it took place. This passage should be limited to one instance Kuruma said he had arranged first, rather than treated as representing the entirety of their relationship.
Greetings and an M-1 question sent via LINE
Kuruma also revealed that he had contacted comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto (松本人志) via the LINE messenger. He described the approach as pretending to be foolish. He said that he occasionally asked, “How have you been?” and also sent a message asking, “Did you watch M-1?”
According to Kuruma’s explanation, Hitoshi Matsumoto replied to the effect that he had forgotten to watch M-1. Those appearing with him reacted with surprise to this confession. However, because the article contains only part of the messages and replies Kuruma introduced, the entire conversation and the circumstances before and after it cannot be established.
The focus of this example is not the competition’s result, either. M-1 was mentioned as the subject of the question he sent. The confirmed scope is that the person who attempted the contact was Kuruma and that he conveyed the reply as part of his own remarks.
One person’s meeting and another person’s messages
A drinking gathering where he met in person appears in connection with Tetsuo, while LINE messages appear in connection with Hitoshi Matsumoto. There is no basis for treating the two as events from the same period or as evidence of the same relationship. Their common point is that Kuruma described both anecdotes as instances in which he approached first people he admired or regarded as “strong.”
Tokyo was included only within the scope of the original question. It was not reported as the location where the video was filmed or where he met Tetsuo.
The scope of the facts confirmed in this anecdote extends only to Kuruma’s directly discussing his contact with the two men on the official YouTube channel. His interaction with Tetsuo was a drinking gathering he said he invited him to first, while his interaction with Hitoshi Matsumoto was LINE contact containing greetings and an M-1 question. The most accurate way to read this report is not to make definitive claims about any other relationship or the other parties’ intentions.
References
- Yahoo! News, Reiwa Roman’s Kuruma reveals that he had sent a LINE message to a hugely influential comedian
- Infoseek, Reiwa Roman’s Kuruma reveals that he had sent a LINE message to a hugely influential comedian
- Livedoor News, Reiwa Roman’s Kuruma reveals that he had sent a LINE message to a hugely influential comedian
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